ASHLAND A man implicated in a federal drug conspiracy rejected a plea offer at the last minute Wednesday, according to court records.
Joshua Gamble was set to plead guilty to his part in an alleged speed and smack trafficking ring involving Jesse R. Baise, Keith Chaffins, Steven Lindsey, Paul E. Hart, John Knotts and Amanda Cochran.
So far, all but Cochran and Gamble have pleaded guilty to their parts in the ring.
On Wednesday, Gamble appeared in federal court in Ashland to enter a guilty plea, but court records show Gamble changed his mind and declined to go through with it. Since the case may proceed to trial, the U.S. Attorneys moved to have Gamble's attorney, Sebastian Joy, removed from the case on the basis that a witness in the case is being represented by the attorney in state court.